Orange - Chocolate Orange

Chocolate Orange – The Alchemist

Frequency: Sacral & Third Eye Chakra
Origin: Brazil / Trinidad / Southern Mexico
Taste Profile: Dark Citrus / Chocolate-Hinted / Spiced Sweetness / Earthy Richness
Availability: November – March

Energetic Properties:
Stimulates creativity with grounding awareness
Supports emotional alchemy and focused transformation
Connects sensuality with insight

Physical Benefits:
High in vitamin C, polyphenols and aromatic compounds
Supports metabolism, digestive fire and hormonal balance
Antioxidant-rich and mood-lifting

The famous Chocolate Orange is a rare and potent variety of orange with deep bronze-toned skin and a flavour profile that blends earthy richness with a subtle chocolate-like depth beneath classic citrus. It grows in warm, mineral-heavy soil and is often found in the biodiverse growing regions of Brazil, Trinidad and Southern Mexico.

The Chocolate Orange is seen as a fruit of transformation. It stirs creative energy in the sacral centre while supporting clarity and direction through the third eye. There is a subtle fire in its flavour, not hot but alchemical, perfect for phases of inner work, vision-setting or energetic transition.

In some cases, especially when taken during active intention-setting, it may gently engage the solar plexus to support confidence in action.

Though not widely used in ceremony today, it carries echoes of cacao's sacred lineage and was historically valued in Mesoamerican households for its warming, mood-lifting qualities. It was often blended into tonics and taken during family gatherings or reflective creative work.

This is a fruit for those doing the inner work. A quiet spark for those converting emotion into movement, vision into form.